Steeve Verin
Steeve VERIN (b. 1991 Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a visual artist living and working in Guadeloupe. A graduate of the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs, Limoges (2014) his current practice focuses on the “truthfulness” or accuracy of the image one perceives during human interaction. Exploring themes of otherness, belonging, inadequacy and sometimes misinterpretation when subject to the other’s gaze, Verin pursues his inquiry on our fundamental freedom to exist, as we are.
His paintings, when created life size – are intentional – to confront the viewer and mimic the interaction one experiences in front of a mirror. Faces or masks (?) which seem to be liquefying-melting-transforming suggest the existence of a disturbing reality buried under the physical appearance, the ever-evolving human state and in a somewhat tragic way, the fact that the body keeps the score…At the heart of his work, existential questions arise such as: What if these faces actually reflect our society, recovering from a traumatic past? Aren’t life’s events etched into our being, our faces, our bodies, generations ? What is the notion of beauty that we have constructed for ourselves and others ? and ultimately, are we free to simply be ?
Recent exhibitions by Steeve VERIN include: Je Suis, Les Kafes de l’Arawak (Guadeloupe, 2022), Résilience at Jardin de Valombreuse (Guadeloupe, 2023) and Pool Art Fair Guadeloupe in July 2023.
